Stop! Your Lease Extension in Poringland Could Be FREE

Many leaseholders in Poringland are unaware that their original lawyer had a duty to warn them about future mortgageability and saleability issues. Before you pay thousands to your freeholder, let us audit your purchase history. You might have a claim that pays for your lease extension in full

If you are facing a significant premium because your lease in Poringland has dropped toward the 80-year mark, your previous lawyer may be at fault. Our panel of experts specialise in recovering lease extension costs from negligent firms who failed to protect your investment.

Main reasons to commence your Poringland lease extension


Main reasons to commence your Poringland lease extension today:

Increase your lease and increase your Poringland property value

Poringland leases on domestic properties are gradually losing value. if your lease has in the region of ninety years unexpired, you should start thinking about a lease extension. It is important to recognise that it is that it is financially advisable for your lease extension to take place before the term of the current lease falls lower than eighty years - otherwise a higher premium will be due. Leasehold owners in Poringland will usually be legally entitled to a lease extension; however a solicitor will check if you qualify. In some situations you may not be entitled. There are also strict deadlines and formalities to follow once the process is triggered so it’s best to be guided by a conveyancing solicitor during the process.

An extended lease is almost the same value as a freehold

Leasehold residencies in Poringland with over 100 years unexpired on the lease are often referred to as ‘virtual freehold’. This is where the lease value the same as a freehold interest in your property. In such situations there is often little upside in purchasing the freehold unless savings on ground rent and service charges merit it.

Lenders may decide not to issue a mortgage on a short lease

Mortgage companies are making their criteria more stringent and a meaningful number now expect flats to have at least sixty if not seventy years left at the end of the mortgage. As many flats in Poringland were created in the fifties, sixties and seventies as a result many now need to be extended if they if they are to be mortgageable.

Lender Requirement
Accord Mortgages 85 years from the date of completion of the mortgage. Please ensure that you explain the implications of a short term lease to the borrower.
Barnsley Building Society 60 years from the date of the mortgage application subject to 35 years remaining at the end of the mortgage term.
Birmingham Midshires Minimum 70 years from the date of the mortgage.
Leeds Building Society 85 years remaining from the start of the mortgage.
Royal Bank of Scotland Mortgage term plus 30 years.

Get in touch with one of our Poringland lease extension solicitors or enfranchisement solicitors

The conveyancers that we work with handle Poringland lease extensions and help protect your position. A lease extension can be arranged to be completed to coincide with a change of ownership so the costs of the lease extension are paid for using part of the sale proceeds. You really do need expert legal advice in this difficult and technical area of law. The conveyancing solicitor we work with provide it.

Poringland Lease Extension Example Cases:

Alice, Poringland, Norfolk,

Trailing protracted correspondence with the landlord of her one bedroom apartment in Poringland, Alice started the lease extension process just as her lease was approaching the crucial 80-year threshold. The lease extension was concluded in August 2010. The landlord’s charges were restricted to about 700 pounds.

Poringland case:

Mr and Mrs. B Petit completed a studio apartment in Poringland in September 2007. We are asked if we could shed any light on how much (roughly) premium would be to prolong the lease by a further 90 years. Comparable flats in Poringland with a long lease were valued about £191,000. The mid-range ground rent payable was £65 collected every twelve months. The lease finished in 2084. Having 58 years outstanding we approximated the premium to the freeholder for the lease extension to be between £23,800 and £27,400 exclusive of fees.

Poringland case:

Mr and Mrs. W García moved into a studio apartment in Poringland in March 1997. The question was if we could estimate the compensation to the landlord could be to extend the lease by a further 90 years. Comparable homes in Poringland with a long lease were in the region of £250,000. The mid-range amount of ground rent was £50 collected monthly. The lease concluded in 2095. Considering the 69 years left we estimated the premium to the freeholder to extend the lease to be between £9,500 and £11,000 plus expenses.